The wait to see the Olympic Games and Esports united will soon be over, once Olympic Week kicks off in Singapore. More info here!
The esportsdays away from making history in the Olympic Games! Since the last stage of 2022he International Olympic Committee confirmed that the Olympics would have a special edition focused on the electronic sports. Now, from Thursday 22 to Sunday 25 Junethe Asian country of Singapore will receive the first edition of the Olympic Esports Week.
For now, the central idea of the event will be to promote the visibility and growth of the ecosystem gamer, mainly from its competitive side. In turn, based on the information provided by the IOCthe olympic week will have a total of 10 disciplines that will be carried out within various video games.
Now, below you can find the full list of tests in which electronic athletes must measure their skills. In the first place we have motoring through Grand Touring; baseball via WBSC eBaseball: Power Pros; taekwondo thank you delivery virtual taekwondo; candle by the hand of Virtual Regatta; dance with the franchise Just Dance and archery provided by Tic Tac Bow.
In addition, they close the program on chess through the popular Web chess.com; cycling with the video game Zwift; shot will be held in Fortnite and finally the integration of tennis via Tennis Clash. For their part, each one of the participants reached this special instance thanks to their classification obtained in the Olympic Esports Series 2023which took place from March.
In regards to competition scheduleAfter the opening ceremony of the June 22ndthe defining matches will begin on friday 6/23 with dancing, sailing, archery and cyclingthen he Saturday 6/24 we will have the tennis, shooting, chess and baseball and the last day (6/25) will remain for motor racing and taekwondo.
On the other hand, the Olympic Esports Week will also offer attractions for fans to approach the stadium with a game’s zone where you can enjoy titles like Just Dance, Gran Turismo, E Laser Run, VR Table Tennis, Virtual Bridgeall the passion of bicycles with Zwift and the chance to play cricket with Royal Cricket 22; all attractions are free.
The last thing to highlight is the section on exhibits friendly. With a total of 5 video gameshe IOC confirmed that Rocket League, VR Table Tennis, Arena Games Triathlon, Street Fighter 6 and NBA 2K23 They will be part of the billboard with the special participation of professional teams. In conclusion, the union between the Olympics and esports It is a reality and will undoubtedly mark a before and after in the world perspective over the electronic sports. What do you think about the initiative?